Necklace-fastening device



May '22, 1923. 1,455,993

P. J. CONWAY NECKLACE FASTENING DEVICE Filed June 50 1922 'jraea ay z, 92 .11 T 'v I j NITED "STATES,PATENT- ioF-FicE. "inmates-are oonweiorirnovrnnnonc nnonnrsnienns l I v I -nnoxLeon-ras'rnlvrns DEVICE.

npplication filed J'une' 30, 19212., Serial No. 571,978. j

' V twistingm ovement about the-cord to per-1:; Be it known that L BA'rnrcK J'."Co1 IWAY, -mit assembly. a r s Y citizen of the United States, residing at The sleeves' 9 and10 have anexternal' I Providence, in thecountyofProvidence and screw. thread ll'at one end, tomate'with the State-of Rhode Island, have-invented'a cerinternal threads'3 andp r a tainnew and useful Necklace-Fastening De- The device is assembled 'by-screwing the I vice, of which thefollowing is a specificasleeves 9 and 1.0 intothe body 1. If desired, 5 i ti h; a v g s v f one sleeve may then be perm'an ently secured Thelpresent invention relates .to c'ertain in'the b'odyl by crushing the body and the new and useful improvements in fastening sleeve 'until they are no longer circular in devices for necklaces. section, or by other suitable means, topre j The object of the invention is to provide vent unscrewing. The knotsin the cordare 5'5 afastening or connecting device of simple inside the body 1 and do not" detract from To all whom it may c oh cem i i and cheapconstructiomf which is easily apthe appearance of the devicer plied and released, and which is of 'symmet It is tobe understood that whilethe drawrical and pleasing external appearance and ings present a preferred modification, the has no sharp edges; or projections to catch formation and assembling may be varied by 60-; or tear the clothing, and is secure from means well known in the art}, strain in wear. 1 a f V a What is claimed is I With these and other objects-in View, one 1. In a fastening device, a tubular body, modification of thejinvention is set forth on sleeves adapted to screw into said body, said the accompanying drawing, in which: sleeves beinghollow to receive the-ends of (55 I Fig. 1 is aplanbf the assembled fastena necklace cord so that thecord maybe tied ing' device. as applied to a string of beads. by the/respective ends on the inside thereof.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinaljsection'through In a'fastening device for fastening to- 1 4.0 are to be joined by: this fastening" device,

the fastening device, -with one sleeve ungether the ends of a cord,-a tubular body, 1 screwed. I "hollow sleeves adapted to screw into said 70" Fig. 3 isa crossesection on line 3 -3 of body, said sleeves embracing the endsjofthe Fi cord and securedthereon. I The device is composed of'abody liof; any 3. In a'device for fastening together-the y suitable material such, as gold or other pre- "endsofa cord, abody, internal sci'ewthreads cious metal, solidor plated, and may have in said body, sleeves embracing'theends of 75 I desired engraving or otheriornamentationon said cord and secured thereto with per1nisv v its-outer surface. This body' has a bore 2 sive swiveling movement thereon, external extending lengthwise, which is tapped at threads on saidsleeves, said internal and exeither end to provide female screw s threads ternal' threads adapted to assemble said body p 3 and vv.andsaid sleeves. s0 7 V The-beads or pearls-dare strung on the Iii-testimonywhereof, I affix my signa- -usual cord 6. The. ends'of'this .cord, which' ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

- PATRICK JOSEPH'GONWAY,

are strung through sleeves 9 and 10,and are- Witnesses: I then tied. This method of connectio'nas- HENRY R. SULLIVAN, sures" the sleeve asufficient swiveling or v FLYNN. 

